Bailey, William A
London, England (c 1900 - c 1939)Described as 'Potter & Glass Manufacturer' in the register of designs (of which he registered 123 from 1903 to 1938). The only designs we know of (465660, registered 23rd September 1905, & 687205, registered 7th January 1922) were both mould-blown glass jars (for meat/fish paste or ointment), so he was probably a bottle manufacturer only

Beatson, Clark Glass Manufacturers
Masborough, England (c 1751 to present)
Originally the Rotherham Glass Company, on land belonging to the Earl of Effingham, a crown window glassworks & a bottle and flint house, both run by John Wright & partners. 1783 bought by William Beatson. Specialised in commercial & pharmaceutical glassware, from doorknobs to pill-bottles. In various partnerships existed as a family business (latterly as Beatson, Clark & Co) becoming a public company in 1961. Last hand-blown glass c 1954. Moulded trademark: a double headed arrow. Now part of the Newship Groupwebsite

Bimini Werkstätte
Vienna, Austria (1923 - 1938)Fritz Lampl, Artur & Josef Berger. Ultra-lightweight lamp-worked items, the artistic design of which was highly regarded. Fritz Lampl moved to London to escape the Anschluss (the annexation of Austria by the Nazis), where he founded Orplid

Bohemia Glassworks National Corporation (Sklárny Bohemia)Podebrady, Czech Republic (1965 to present)Originally formed by the merger of five lead crystal factories, including the Podebrady Glassworks. The factories split up again in 1989, but the Podebrady Glassworks kept the name. Since 2008, known as Crystal Bohemia. Glassworks came close to bankruptcy & closed for more than a year 2009-2010, but is now back in productionwebsite

British White Flint Glass Ltd
London, England (1934 - 1942)Small manufacturer of laboratory glassware. Name seen on a piece engraved 'This is one of the first five jars produced on the 9th November 1934 by British White Flint Glass Ltd. Directors P F Taylor, F W Taylor, J Hogg, E A M Barrett'. Known to have gone out of business in January 1942

Brockwitz Glasfabrik
Brockwitz, near Dresden, Germany (1903 - 1990)Pressed functional glassware. Nationalised after World War II(various catalogues, from 1914 to 1941, can be seen at www.glas-musterbuch.de)

Burgun, Schverer & Cie (Glashütte Meisenthal, Verrerie de Meisenthal)Meisenthal, France (1711 - 1969) Désiré Christian. Art Nouveau cameo & acid-etched glass. Émile Gallé served 3-year apprenticeship from 1866, and the company later did much work for him, as well as producing their own designs. Art glass production ceased 1903, although workshops used by Ringel D'Illzach to cast Pâte-de-Verre 1904-15. Name changed to Verrerie de Meisenthal after World War II. Signature 'Verrerie d'Art de Lorraine' (not to be confused with Verreries D'Art 'Lorrain')(three catalogues, from 1907 to 1935, can be seen at www.glas-musterbuch.de)